If you’re looking for a presentation tool, don’t overlook
Google Slides. This free tool, available through Google Drive, has a lot to
offer. In fact, it’s one of the best presentation creation tools out there.

Google Slides has the basic slide presentation features,
ranging from the ability to format text and add images to the ability to use
layouts and themes. It also includes more advanced presentation tools such as
the ability to publish to the web and great collaboration features.

For a
comparison between Google Slides and other top presentation tools,
look at:

Are you ready to learn all the best Google Slides presentation tools. (photo source)

In a short time, you can easily learn how to use each Google
Slides presentation tool. In this article, we point you to step-by-step
tutorials for various Google Slides features you can learn how to use right
now.

This is a good article to bookmark. When you’ve got more time, work through all the tutorials in this article for a more complete mastery of Google Slides.

3. Change Google Slides Presentation Themes

How your Google Slides slideshow looks determines what
people think of it…and by extension, what they think of your business.

With Google Slides, you’re not locked into a single look for
your presentation. Google Slides includes some basic themes, but for more graphic layouts and pro features you may want to use a Premium template.

4. Create Google Slide Layouts

Not only does changing the theme of your presentation help
to engage your audience, adding varying slide layouts also adds interest. Google
Slides allows you to modify existing slide layouts through the Master Slides tool.

5. Learn to Use Google Slides Templates

Graphic templates are a cool Google Slides tool that you should
learn to make use of. They’ll save you a lot of time.

Let’s look an example of how convenient using a template can
be. Ordinarily, making a timeline in Google Slides would involve a lot of online
“drawing” on your part. While Google Slides does offer a Shape and a Line tool, putting the right shapes and lines together to make an
attractive infographic template could take hours.

However, many third-party Google Slides templates include a
timeline as part of the Premium design features. If you choose to use one of these pro templates,
all you would need to do is modify it in the timeline with your own
information. Instead of working on it for hours, you could have a professional-looking timeline
in minutes.

How long would it take you to use
the drawing tools to make something like this on your own without a template?

6. Use Collaboration Tools

One of the strengths of Google Slides is the ability to
collaborate with others. Since the presentations are online, you can easily
share a presentation with a team member using the Google Slides collaboration
tools.

Depending on what rights you give your
collaborator, they can view, edit, or comment on your presentation:

Use this dialog box to determine who can access your presentation.

Explore the Google Slides collaboration tools further in Tip 9 of this tutorial:

7. Use Google Slides Special Effects

You wouldn’t necessarily expect it from a free tool like
Google Slides, but you can choose from a variety of professional slideshow special
effects. Google Slides special effects rival those offered by pricier software
tools.

With Google Slides, define up to seven transition options
between slides. Google Slides transition options range from Fade to Flip to a Gallery
effect. Not only can you vary the transition effects you use, you can also
change the timing of the transitions.

In addition to the transition effects, Google Slides also
offers you the opportunity to animate specific objects on an individual slide.
Choose from 15 different animation effects.

To explore the Google Slides special effects tools in
greater depth, refer to this this tutorial:

9. Publish to the Web

Because Google Slides is an Internet-based tool, it includes
excellent tools for publishing a slideshow online. This is convenient if you
need to use your Google Slides presentation for a webinar or if you want to
reach a remote audience.

You can even embed your presentation into your website. This
could come in handy if you’ve got a marketing presentation that you want all
your prospects to see. Google Slides even allows you to define how long each
slide appears on the computer screen and whether your presentation restarts
automatically when it comes to the end.

10. Use Google Slides Offline

Don’t let the fact the Google Slides is an
online software tool frighten you. If you know how, you can set Google Slides
up so that you can work offline:

Set Google Slides up so you can work offline.

This feature comes in handy if your Internet is down or if
you travel to an area without an Internet connection. When you come back online,
your offline presentation automatically syncs with the online version. Learn all about how to work offline with Google Slides.

11. Run Google Slides Remotely

Did you ever wish you could use your smartphone or tablet as
a remote for a larger screen (such a projector screen or a television)? If you
travel and give presentations, learning how to do this will make your life easier.

With the right tools, you can run Google Slides remotely
from an Android or IOS device. To do it, you’ll need:

We also have the perfect compliment to this tutorial, which will walk you through the complete presentation process. Learn how to write your presentation, design it like a pro, and prepare it to present powerfully.

Conclusion

Should you be using Google Slides to create your
presentations? Comparing Google Slides presentation features to the features of
other presentation tools shows that Google Slides offers some advantages over
other tools.

Google Slides is a web-based tool that’s ideal for
collaboration and online publishing, as well as other professional presentation
needs. When you consider that the Google Slides presentation tool is also free,
it becomes an excellent option.